Public Health

"For far too long, Big Tech has been allowed to regulate itself at great expense to the health and well-being of young Americans," said the head of the advocacy group Fairplay.

"These companies are selling the weapon of choice for mass murderers who terrorize young children at school, hunt down worshippers at churches and synagogues, and slaughter families on the Fourth of July."

One co-author said the findings show the cost of cleaning up and replacing PFAS "is ultimately justified when considering the tremendous economic and medical risks of allowing them to persist in the environment."

"There is no compelling reason to offer this technology on a monopoly basis to a corporation," nearly 30 advocacy groups write in a new letter.

"I would expect this of the previous administration, but not this one."

"We have an outbreak that has spread around the world rapidly through new modes of transmission, about which we understand too little," said the WHO chief.

The lawmakers are also advocating for increased vaccination efforts as well as an interagency appointee to coordinate federal strategy and combat stigmatization.

"This chemical should not be in our bodies," asserted one green group in response to a new CDC study.

"Prevention is key and should be the humane top priority, not lining pockets," said one observer.

"This is a public health emergency," Democratic Rep. Ayanna Pressley said of the right-wing assault on abortion care.